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No sooner . . . . . the sun . . . . . , than the birds start chirping.

A. did , rise

B. is , rise

C. do , rise

D. does , rise

Answer: Option A

Solution (By Examveda Team)

No sooner did the sun rise, than the birds start chirping.

The correct structure for this sentence is the use of "No sooner" followed by an auxiliary verb in the past tense, which in this case is "did". After "did," the base form of the verb "rise" is used. The phrase "No sooner...than" expresses that one action (the sun rising) is immediately followed by another action (the birds chirping).

Option B: is, rise is incorrect because "is" is present tense, and we need the past tense auxiliary verb "did" here.

Option C: do, rise is incorrect because "do" is used for present tense, whereas the sentence structure requires a past tense auxiliary verb.

Option D: does, rise is incorrect because "does" is used for present tense actions, but we need the past tense form to correctly match the sentence structure.

Conclusion: The correct answer is Option A: did, rise, as it correctly follows the rule of using "No sooner" with a past tense auxiliary verb and the base form of the main verb.

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Comments (5)

  1. Aqeel Ahmed
    Aqeel Ahmed:
    11 months ago

    The word "start" should be in past tense if option A is correct, otherwise option D is correct! Both verbs should be in the same form!

  2. MD Mohsin
    MD Mohsin:
    3 years ago

    D is the correct answer.

  3. DS Tipu
    DS Tipu:
    4 years ago

    This is wrong.
    Right answer should be D.
    No sooner does the sun rise, than the birds start chirping.

  4. Talat Kamal
    Talat Kamal:
    5 years ago

    it's wrong answer. it's a present tense so "does" is used as helping verb. Therefore D is right answer at all.

  5. Renuka Pooja
    Renuka Pooja:
    6 years ago

    In option u gave wrong D option which is wrong but in explanation u gave the right answer.

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